L’Orsaminore (Italian: The Little Bear) was a monthly feminist magazine which was in circulation between 1981 and 1983. It was based in Rome, Italy. The subtitle of the magazine was mensile di cultura e politica (Italian: monthly magazine of culture and politics).[1]
| Categories | Feminist magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency |
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| Publisher | Alfani |
| Founder | Feminist collectives |
| Founded | 1981 |
| First issue | October 1981 |
| Final issue | March 1983 |
| Country | Italy |
| Based in | Rome |
| Language | Italian |
History and profile edit
L’Orsaminore was started by the feminist collectives in Rome in 1981, and its first issue appeared in October that year.[1][2] The initiative was led by Maria Luisa Boccia, Franca Chiaromonte, Giuseppina Ciuffrida, Licia Conte, Anna Forcella, Biancamaria Frabotta, Manuela Fraire and Rossana Rossanda.[2] Ida Dominijanni and Tamar Pitch also joined the editorial team of the magazine.[2] The stated goal of L’Orsaminore was to offer a public realm for women to help them in overcoming their loneliness.[3] The publisher of the magazine was Alfani.[1] Although it was started as monthly, its frequency later became irregular.[1]
L’Orsaminore had a communist orientation.[3] It argued that men should also participate in the struggle for women's cause.[4] The magazine folded in March 1983.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "L'Orsaminore: mensile di cultura e politica". ACNP (in Italian). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ a b c "L'Orsaminore". Biblioteca delle donne (in Italian). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ a b Eleanor Careless (2022). "Rome Awards: Chronicles of the Italian women's movement: transnational print cultures and the feminist avant-garde". Papers of the British School at Rome. 90: 362. doi:10.1017/s0068246222000150.
- ^ Marika Banci (22 November 2019). "Le riviste femministe in Italia". vitaminevaganti.com (in Italian). Retrieved 30 September 2023.